Fifteen Years After 9/11: Stories of Loss, Pain, and Forgiveness

This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This hour, we hear from two people whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy.

First, Bangladeshi immigrant Rais Bhuiyan survived a hate crime fueled by anti-Muslim sentiment after 9/11. His second chance at life led him to create a non-profit dedicated to the act of compassion and forgiveness. We hear his story. Watch part of our interview with Bhuiyan below:

We also hear from New Canaan resident and mother Mary Fetchet. She remembers her son Brad, a 24-year-old equity trader who died while working in the World Trade Center.

Event info:

On Monday, September 12, 2016, Voices of September 11th and Grace Farms will co-host “VOICES Public Discourse Initiative: Commemorating the 15th Anniversary; Remembrance, Renewal, and Resilience.” For more information, click here.

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The Wall Street Journal offices on Liberty Street were evacuated after the first plane hit, though none of us knew then that a plane had hit. We joined a small crowd on the sidewalk and squinted up at the smoking building. I remember the second plane flying right over our heads, though this may be inaccurate. But the impact I'm sure of, and the debris, and a stranger shielding my body with his. We saw people jump with an awful grace, but we did not linger. Lucky not to get caught, lucky not to lose someone.